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ESRI:37008 GCS Sphere ARC INFO

Geographic 2D · World

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OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "GCS_Sphere_ARC_INFO",
    DATUM["D_Sphere_ARC_INFO",SPHEROID["Sphere_ARC_INFO",6370997.0,0.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]
]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add ESRI:37008 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

37008=GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere_ARC_INFO",DATUM["D_Sphere_ARC_INFO",SPHEROID["Sphere_ARC_INFO",6370997.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]
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How do I add ESRI:37008 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (37008, 'ESRI', 37008, '+proj=lonlat +ellps=sphere +no_defs', 'GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere_ARC_INFO",DATUM["D_Sphere_ARC_INFO",SPHEROID["Sphere_ARC_INFO",6370997.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]');
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How do I add ESRI:37008 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=lonlat"
  "+ellps=sphere"
  "+no_defs"
END
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How do I use ESRI:37008 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("ESRI:37008", "+proj=lonlat +ellps=sphere +no_defs");
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